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- [luhk-lis]
- /ˈlʌk lɪs/
- /ˈlʌk.ləs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [luhk-lis]
- /ˈlʌk lɪs/
Definitions of luckless word
- adjective luckless having no luck; unfortunate; hapless; ill-fated; turning out or ending disastrously: a luckless venture that ruined many of the investors. 1
- noun luckless Having bad luck; unfortunate. 1
- adjective luckless If you describe someone or something as luckless, you mean that they are unsuccessful or unfortunate. 0
- adjective luckless having no luck; unlucky 0
- adjective luckless having no good luck; unlucky 0
- adjective luckless Unsuccessful, in a failing manner. 0
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Origin of luckless
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; luck + -less
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Parts of speech for Luckless
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
luckless popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
luckless usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for luckless
adj luckless
- unlucky — (of a person) not lucky; lacking good fortune; ill-fated.
- doomed — fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune: In exile and poverty, he met his doom.
- hapless — unlucky; luckless; unfortunate.
- hopeless — providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- ill-fated — destined, as though by fate, to an unhappy or unfortunate end: an ill-fated voyage.
adjective luckless
- jinxed — Simple past tense and past participle of jinx.
- unsuccessful — not achieving or not attended with success: an unsuccessful person; an unsuccessful venture.
- cursed — If you are cursed with something, you are very unlucky in having it.
Antonyms for luckless
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